Events
AUCTION OPTION FOR PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
The Premier League is to consider a TV rights auction after 75 requests were received for the tender document when the deadline for the broadcasters? initial bids passed yesterday. The number of bids for the next three-year deal was even more than the Premier League had originally anticipated.
SPORTSWORLD SIGNS SIX-YEAR TRIATHLON MARKETING AGREEMENT
Sportsworld Media Group plc, the sports, media and entertainment business, has been appointed as exclusive marketing and media agent to the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the governing body for the sports of Triathlon, Duathlon and related multi-sports worldwide.
NEW DEALS IGNITE CONFERENCE
LOS ANGELES: Andrew Gellatly, SportBusiness.com new media editor, reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference.
SPORTING ?OSCARS? DUE FOR MAY LAUNCH
A new annual international sports awards ceremony will be inaugurated in Monaco on May 25. The Laureus Sports Awards, will be hosted by stars of the entertainment world such as Jeff Bridges, Ashley Judd and Dylan McDermott and will broadcast to a hoped-for global audience of 1 billion viewers.
NBA BOARD APPROVES NEW OWNERS
The NBA Board of Governors have approved new owners for the Dallas Mavericks, Vancouver Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.
BSKYB DENY WORLD CUP BID CLAIM
A spokesman for BSkyB has denied reports it has made any bid for exclusive UK television rights to the soccer World Cup in 2002.
C4 PLANS TO SNATCH ENGLAND RIGHTS FROM BSKYB
The UK?s Channel 4 is set to join forces with cable giant NTL in a bid to win the rights to broadcast live England soccer internationals.
BID INVITES SOCCER GREATS FOR FINAL PUSH
South Africa has invited African soccer greats Abedi Pele of Ghana and Cameroon's Roger Milla to be ambassadors for their 2006 World Cup bid.
NABA AND NATAS PLAN BREAKFAST PANEL
The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) has teamed up with the International Council of the National Academy of Television and Arts Sciences (NATAS) to present a special breakfast panel on the future of sports broadcasting at this month?s Sportelamerica.
MOROCCANS SURPRISED BY POLL RESULTS
A Moroccan official said he was surprised by the results of a poll of sports editors showing the country was bottom of the list of the five bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals.
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS REPORTS YEAR END RESULTS
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. has reported that total revenues for the fourth quarter increased 45% or $23.4 million to $75.7 million, compared to last year.
NBA ALL-STAR GAME TO SHOW IN OVER 200 COUNTRIES
The 2000 NBA All-Star Game, taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area, February 11- 13, will be shown in 205 countries, with a potential audience of 750million households.
TYSON FIGHT NETS 1m PPV SALES
It may have only taken four minutes, but the financial fall-out of Mike Tyson?s latest return to the ring proved a very profitable one, according to reports.
JOINT EURO 2004 BID TAKES STEP FORWARD
Austrian Chancellor Viktor Klima and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban have underlined their support for a joint bid to host the European soccer championships in 2004.
BSKYB SET SIGHTS ON DERBY
English Premier League club Derby County has emerged as the latest club to be the target of BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster which already has stakes in both Manchester United and Leeds Sporting, the owner of Leeds United.
IMG SECURE $4m DEAL FOR SOCCER AUSTRALIA
IMG has secured Soccer Australia its biggest ever sponsorship deal as LG Electronics signed a two-year, $4m deal to be its major sponsor.
SPORT BUSINESS 2000, NEW PARTNERSHIP – GREAT EVENT
Over the years sport has been shaped by many great teams and partnerships. Now there is a new pairing which promises to impact on the sports business in a most dramatic way.
EURO 2000 VIOLENCE THREAT ? SAYS REPORT
Rotterdam police and local authorities are falling badly short in their efforts to contain a rising hooligan threat at next year's European championship finals, an independent research body has said.